Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jun)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (22 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
2980
4372
3977
2861
1936
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
564
498
506
307
361
299
261
689
952
786
630
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
SW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08AM1.77m
10:32PM1.79m
11:05AM1.74m
11:27PM1.72m
11:59AM1.72m
00:18AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.25m
4:46AM0.23m
5:11PM0.32m
5:37AM0.28m
6:04PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
9
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
11
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
6
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
8
6
7
10
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
2.4
NE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
645
2980
4372
3977
2861
1936
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
564
498
506
307
361
299
261
154
141
786
630
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
372
16
21
21
8
7
7
31
25
27
24
23
23
20
27
31
44
31
24
99
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
21
4
7
7
3
3
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.6
NNE
3
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
13
8
44
45
69
102
212
689
952
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
3
30
3
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
3
13
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
7
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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